earthquake
/ˈɜːθkweɪk/noun
उच्चारण अर्थ्क्वेक
भूकंप
Basic word
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a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
भूकंप
- The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.
- A strong earthquake shook the region early this morning.
- Buildings in the area are designed to withstand an earthquake.
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- Rescue teams reached the village a day after the earthquake.
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an earthquake (countable noun)
Earthquake is countable; use a/an for one event and the plural for several.
'Earthquake' countable है; एक घटना के लिए a/an और अनेक के लिए plural का प्रयोग होता है।
- A strong earthquake hit the hills early in the morning.
- India has had several earthquakes in the past decade.
earthquake of magnitude + number
Use of magnitude (or measuring) with a number on the Richter scale to give its strength.
तीव्रता बताने के लिए Richter scale पर 'of magnitude' के बाद संख्या दी जाती है।
- An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the region.
- The earthquake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale.
earthquake in / near / off
Use in or near for land, off for the sea and the coast.
भूमि के लिए in या near और समुद्र तथा तट के लिए off का प्रयोग होता है।
- An earthquake in Nepal was felt in Bihar.
- A tremor was recorded off the coast of Andaman.
earthquake-proof / earthquake-resistant
As a compound modifier it describes buildings designed to survive shaking.
Compound modifier के रूप में यह उन इमारतों का वर्णन करता है जो झटकों को सह सकें।
- Engineers built an earthquake-resistant bridge.
- New schools must be earthquake-proof.
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adjective + earthquake
powerfulmajordevastatingminordeadlyshallow
- A devastating earthquake destroyed the town in seconds.
verb + earthquake
strikehitcausesurvivepredictfeel
- No scientist can accurately predict an earthquake.
earthquake + noun
zonereliefvictimdrillwarningdamage
- Rescue teams rushed to help the earthquake victims.
after an earthquake
aftershocktremorrubblelandslidetsunami
- A strong aftershock followed the earthquake an hour later.
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- The school held an earthquake drill every term.
विद्यालय में हर सत्र भूकंप का अभ्यास कराया जाता था।
- Radhika felt the floor shake and knew an earthquake had struck.
राधिका ने फ़र्श को हिलते महसूस किया और जान गई कि भूकंप आया है।
- The 2001 earthquake in Gujarat changed building rules across the country.
2001 के गुजरात भूकंप ने पूरे देश में इमारत-निर्माण के नियम बदल दिए।
- Relief workers brought food and tents to the earthquake-hit villages.
राहत-कर्मी भूकंप-पीड़ित गाँवों में भोजन और तंबू लाए।
- Parts of North India lie in a high-risk earthquake zone.
उत्तर भारत के कुछ भाग उच्च भूकंप-जोखिम क्षेत्र में आते हैं।
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✗ An earthquake was happened last night.
✓ An earthquake happened last night.
Happen is intransitive and has no passive.
'Happen' अकर्मक क्रिया है और इसका passive नहीं बनता।
✗ The earthquake killed hundreds peoples.
✓ The earthquake killed hundreds of people.
Use hundreds of before people; people is already plural.
'Hundreds' के बाद 'of people' आता है; 'people' स्वयं बहुवचन है।
✗ It was a earthquake of high intensity.
✓ It was an earthquake of high intensity.
Earthquake begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an.
'Earthquake' स्वर-ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'an' लगता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK, asked very often: earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates; the point inside the earth where an earthquake starts is the focus or hypocentre; the point on the surface above it is the epicentre; earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale (magnitude) and recorded by a seismograph; the study of earthquakes is seismology; an earthquake under the sea can cause a tsunami (the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami); India's seismic zone V is the most active.
विज्ञान GK में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भूकंप tectonic plates की गति से आते हैं; पृथ्वी के भीतर जहाँ भूकंप शुरू हो वह focus या hypocentre (उद्गम केंद्र) है; उसके ऊपर सतह का बिंदु epicentre (अधिकेंद्र) है; भूकंप Richter scale पर मापे जाते हैं (तीव्रता) और seismograph से रिकॉर्ड होते हैं; भूकंपों का अध्ययन seismology है; समुद्र के नीचे भूकंप सुनामी ला सकता है (2004 की हिंद महासागर सुनामी); भारत का भूकंपीय क्षेत्र V सबसे सक्रिय है।
The Bhuj earthquake (Gujarat, 2001) and the Latur earthquake (Maharashtra, 1993) were major disasters.
भुज भूकंप (गुजरात, 2001) और लातूर भूकंप (महाराष्ट्र, 1993) बड़ी आपदाएँ थीं।